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Baby’s injuries likened to high‑speed crash as Devon father found guilty of murder
Tony Bartlett is due to be sentenced later this month15:53, 08 Jul 2026Updated 15:55, 08 Jul 2026A dad "fuelled by 8.5 pints" shook his son to death after returning home from a night out with his partner, a jury had ruled following a four-week trial.Tony Bartlett, 39 from Axminster, Devon, inflicted "catastrophic" injuries on his month-old son Atticus after he and his the baby's mother spent an evening at a comedy club on July 16, 2022., Bristol Crown Court heard.Atticus' mum, Evelyn Ballentyne, called 999, telling the operator "He's not breathing, he's four weeks old, please hurry" after returning downstairs to find her "lifeless" son struggling to take his final breaths after appearing to be "fit and healthy” minutes before being left in Bartlett's care.Despite desperate efforts by neigh
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